David Essex 'final concert tour' coming to Sheffield City Hall

Graham Walker, Digital Editor

Rock On singing star David Essex has announced what may be his final concert tour and he's coming to Sheffield City Hall on Sunday, November 6

He said today: "I'm looking forward to getting back on the road with my band for probably my final concert tour, I'll be missing you”

Tickets for his I'll Be Missing You dates - full dates below - go on sale on Friday, April 8, at 10am. For Sheffield City Hall visit www.sheffieldcityhall.co.ukThe 21 dates in November, his first major tour in over four years, will see him perform much loved hits spanning over his entire 50 year repertoire.

David first shot to fame when he went to an audition for the London production of the musical Godspell and was chosen by enthusiastic US producers for the role of Jesus.

He received major awards and some ecstatic reviews which saw him lead a cast at the Roundhouse and then at the West End for two years.

Since then he has enjoyed a remarkable career that has combined concerts, records, theatre, composing, films and television with striking success.

He has written, recorded and produced albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide.

He’s also had twenty-three top 30 singles in Britain alone, including the Grammy nominated Rock On - which not only topped the charts in Britain and the USA but sold over one million copies.

Subsequent singles followed such as Lamplight, Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You A Star which made David a household name. Mayhem ensued throughout the UK, with crowds for his concerts resembling Beatlemania and traffic stopping whenever he appeared.

David has continued to this day to produce and write albums including 2013’s Reflections and has contributed to stage and screen with the likes of Silver Dream Machine taken from Silver Dream Racer, in which he starred.

Acting credits also include That'll Be The Day, its sequel Stardust, Traveller, The Guvnors, Black Prince and more recently BBC TV's EastEnders as the head of the Moon family. Theatre credits include outstanding performances in Evita, Boogie Nights 2, Footloose, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects Of Love, plus his own musicals Mutiny! and All The Fun Of The Fair.

David is currently appearing at London’s Dominion Theatre in the stage version The War Of The Worlds as The Voice Of Humanity until April 30. This is the first time since he recorded on the original double album in 1978 that he has appeared with the production.

He has also written a bestselling poetry book, Travelling Tinker Man & Other Rhymes, plus two successful autobiographies, A Charmed Life and Over The Moon, the latter a number one Sunday Times Bestseller.

David is the only artiste in the world to have achieved success in all areas of entertainment and this new tour will celebrate just that. David is a unique talent who continues to break boundaries and has a success story that goes on and on and on.